Toy ten-pin table



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'J'. MARKEES.

TOY TEN PIN TABLE.

No. 2'70,088. PatentedJan. 2.. 1883.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

JULIUS MARIIEES, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

TQY TEN-PIN TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,088, dated "January2, 1853.

Application filed June 9, 1882. (No model.) I

To all whom'tt may concern.-

Be it known that I, JULIUS MARKEES, of the, city of St. Louis, in theState of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful linprovementin Toy Ten Pin Tables, of whibh the following is a full, clear, andexaetdescription, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification,

and in which- Figure I is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection on line 2 2, Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 3 3, Fig.2. Fig. 4 is a detail bottom view, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged section ofone'ot' the pins, showing the manner of attaching the lifting-string.

A represents a suitable table, having legs B, side rails, G, and head orhood D.

E are the pins at one end of the table. They have strings F secured totheir lower ends, as shown in Fig. 5, which pass down through theirsupporting-hoard G and the bottom of the table by means of holes H.These strings are connected by theirother ends to a sliding board, I,guided in and held to the bottom of the table by cleats J.

K is a cord or wire connected to the board I and extending out throughthe playing end of the table. The forward edge of the board I isconnected to the wall of the hall-receiving pocket L by a spiral spring,M.

N is a U-shaped rod secured to the bottou of the table, or to the cleatsJ, under which the cords or strings F pass, to give them more of avertical'pull on the pins. When oneor more pins haye been knocked overthey are straightened up or placed upon .their ends by the playerpulling on the cord K, and as soon as they are straightened and the cordreleased the board I is'at once pulled back into the position shown inFig. 2 by the spring M, which loosens the cords F, allowing the pins tobe again knocked over.

There is a hole, 0, in the bottom of the pocket L, through which theballs drop in an inclined trough, P, which returns them to the playingend of the table, where they are received by a receptacle, Q, where theplayer can reach them through an opening, R, in the end of the table.

It will be seen that the board G is not as wide as the bottom ofthetahle,forming troughs or ways G, so that should a ball roll ofl itbefore reaching the pins it will be conveyed directly to the. pocket.The hood of the table prevents the balls leavingit by bouncing.

There are stops secured to the bottom of the table to limit themovements of the sliding board I. It will thus be seen that the personplaying need'not leave his position either to set up a pin or to regainpossession of a played ball.

I claim-- 1. Thecomhination oftableA, pins B, strings F and K, slidingboard 1, spring M, pocket L, trough P, receptacle Q, and hand-hole B,'all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of table A, pins B, strings F and K, sliding board I,spring M, pocket L, trough P,.receptacle Q, hand-hole It, and U- shapedbar N, all substantially as set forth. JULIUS MARKEES.

Witnesses:

SAML. KNIGHT, GEo. H. KNIGHT.

